An excellent summary of the events! Exactly as I remember it: particularly IL's reaction to the hurried deal with Sky. If my memory is correct, SL ended up with less money! Super League ended up with... the largest TV deal ever. Approximately double what they are on now. But yes, Nigel Wood doesn't...

Ipinwigan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:03 pm Should be at Leigh this time, make them come over here.

Headingley is nearer the DW Stadium than Craven Park.

Leeds were also allegedly first in the queue for some of the money loaned to the the rfl by the Government I hope Leeds have to pay the all that money back and not the game in general. When Wigan got themselves into financial trouble the directors sold the ground to Tesco. I would assume Leeds will...

Wigan apparently only bid for a quarter final, not group games.

Given the proximity of Bolton and that stadium's more welcoming owners the presumably better overall package, financial, commercial and operational, was taken for the one game that may otherwise have come to the DW.

So for all the tin foil hatters, is your conviction that the RFL couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery less or more strong than your conviction that the RFL has organised the greatest sporting heist this century?

Did this whole RFL conspiracy to give Leeds whatever they want thing get put on hold for the game at the DW then?

<r><QUOTE author="Wigan_forever19​85​"><s>[quote="Wigan_forever19​85​"]</s>Ive always felt fans follow their team in everyway. If you have a team of dirty scumbags like leeds that's what the fans become.<br/> <br/> Even Sinfield gets involved nowadays trying to blag the ref. There are ...